The FTTH Council Global Alliance (FCGA) announced it has published the results from its global Sustainability Survey. The survey explored Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategies throughout the telecom industry with network operators, service providers, and vendors across five geographical regions. The results reveal that some regions are far more advanced than others, but fiber’s sustainable properties will help the global telecom industry achieve ESG and CSR goals.
The FCGA is a group of six regional FTTH Councils with the common goal to accelerate fiber broadband adoption. The councils include the Digital Council Africa, Fiber Broadband Association, Fiber Broadband Association LATAM Chapter, Fiber Connect Council MENA, FTTH Council Asia Pacific, and FTTH Council Europe. The FCGA’s Sustainability Survey was conducted to understand the telecom industry’s commitment to sustainability and ESG or CSR strategies, where they are in terms of reaching their overall goals and milestones, and how these differ at the regional level.
The Sustainability Survey report notes that the Information and Communications Technology sector is responsible for three percent to four percent of all global emissions—twice the levels of the aviation industry. However, research by RVA, LLC and the Fiber Broadband Association reveals that Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) directly reduces carbon output leading to a 34 percent reduction in internet CO2 emissions.
The FCGA will present the broader results of its Sustainability Survey during a webinar on April 27, at 11:00 am EDT. To attend the webinar, complete the registration here.
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